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  • Blue Monday doesn't have to be so blue

    Most Reservists don't work at McChord on Monday, and the ones that do aren't used to wearing blues. However, in October the chief of staff of the Air Force mandated that Airmen wear their blue uniform each Monday. According to Master Sgt. Todd Lamphere, first sergeant of the 446th Aeromedical

  • Security forces Reservists make a difference

    Three Airmen from the 446th Security Forces Squadron are almost half way through their deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. They left McChord AFB in July and are scheduled to return in March 2009. Tech. Sgt. Michael Pate, assistant training manager, Tech. Sgt. Richard Shumate, Raven program

  • Maintenance deployments continue into next year

    The 446th Maintenance Group deployed more than 30 Airmen this year to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. The upcoming new year looks to be just as busy with deployments. The Reserve maintenance group will also be filling 13 positions for the Air Expeditionary Force starting in

  • AES ready to illuminate at Medlite '09

    The 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here is planning to send six people to the Medlite 2008 exercise in Tunisia, Africa, Nov. 7-10. Medlite is a Joint-Force field training exercise run by Air Force Reserve Command. The purpose is for U.S. Armed Forces medical personnel to train the Tunisian

  • October Salutes

    Promotions Lieutenant Colonel Eric Barker, 728th AS Jonathan Bowser, 313th AS Anthony Bukata, 97th AS George Gonzalez, 446th AMDS Ted Grady, 97th AS John Keagle, 313th AS Barbara Kiliz, 36th APS Laura Kreitler, 313th AS Stephen Logan, 97th AS Ray Luevanos, 446th ALCF Annette Maillard, 446th AES

  • Staff planning key to delivery of fire truck

    Driving the fire truck down the ramp of a McChord C-17, the driver kicked on the full complement of lights and sirens to the delight of the waiting townspeople of Ayutla, Mexico. It took three-hours for the townspeople to drive to Guadalajara to see the delivery of this donated fire truck; it took

  • Total Force team walks against cancer

    Master Sgt. Diana Feeley normally wears a size 7 1/2 shoe. Recently, her feet became a picture of pain. Swelling, discoloration and bulging blisters forced her to gingerly don a size 10 open-toed rubber sandal. Her feet looked like the end result of a dermatology experiment gone terribly wrong...

  • Dining facility hours expanded for UTA

    With the increase of Reservists now attending the UTA on the primary weekend, the dining facility will expand its hours.For the UTA weekend Oct. 4-5, the dining facility will be open from 10:30 a.m., to 1:30 p.m.  According to 446th Services Flight officials, the Olympic Dining Facility will also

  • Wing airlifts fire truck to Mexico

    Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing delivered hope, in the form of a bright yellow fire truck, and medical supplies to a village in the central Mexican state of Jalisco Sept. 19. The donated cargo was flown by a crew of two pilots and three loadmasters from the 728th Airlift Squadron as part of